Chapter 410

Chapter 410

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Chapter 410

“The weather is quite nice today. I heard you trained late into the night yesterday. Did you rest well?”

Theorado Van Tain, the commander of the Imperial Knights, had looked indifferently at Pruelle, who sat before him, smiling faintly. He had let Pruelle into his office without a second thought, as it was rest time, and there was no particular reason for his sudden visit.

“We were never the kind to meet and exchange pleasantries. I will have to go out to observe training soon, so could you please get to the point?”

“You know that I was in Tainu until recently. Why do you think I went there?”

“I told you to get to the point. I don't like riddles.”

“I went there to find a way to stop my father. And I found it.”

Theorado's eyes had narrowed slightly at Pruelle's response.

“...I thought you went to meet Baron Willhem, but was it Duke Peletta?”

“I think you know that the distrust towards my father within the family is growing. I won't deny that I considered it a problem unrelated to me until now, but not anymore.”

After finishing his words, Pruelle had maintained silence just long enough to let out a breath. Creating the right atmosphere was essential when conveying something important.

“Do you know about my father's ongoing investment in the Western trade business?”

“...”

“You seem to know to some extent. Then did you also know about the charity party and ‘auction’ that will soon be held in Tainu under Baron Willhem's leadership?”

“...”

“Do you know that those in the Sun Palace have already grasped this fact?”

Theorado's eyes, which had been narrowing little by little, had hesitated for the first time.

As Pruelle's eyes softened, Theorado, who had been looking at him like a pebble on the roadside, had changed his posture and sat up straight.

“What do you think is the reason why the Cavalry and Duke Peletta are still there? I saw too much in Tainu, and I'm convinced that my father has crossed the line.”

There was a lot implied in the phrase “crossed the line.” And Theorado had understood all of it.

“Don't forget that the tragedy of the Apeto family was just a few months ago. If you try to bury it or leave my father alone knowing this, the result will be no different from Apeto... No, a storm greater than that will engulf everyone.”

His voice had sounded calm but all the more chilling like a warning.

Theorado had kept silent and then quietly asked.

“...If what you say is true and His Majesty knows everything, you don't think I would report this to the Duke?”

“It would already be too late when you report. And I also know that you won't.”

“How?”

Who could have foreseen that a slight annoyance caused by the greed of Duke Tain in the trading business would come back like this, snowballing into something more significant? Theorado stared quietly at Pruelle, who was looking at him with a sharp smile like a sword, and opened his mouth.

"...Fine. Let's cooperate."

"You've made a wise decision."

"So, what are you going to do after you get me? Will you become the next Duke of Tain?"

"No."

Pruelle's face was unflappably calm as he answered shortly.

"The next Duke of Tain will be Priscilla. I will not take that position."

"Then?"

At that question, strangely, Pruelle's tension-filled smile softened slightly for the first time.

"I will go somewhere else. To a place where I can safely protect what I want to protect."

It was an incomprehensible statement, but Theorado decided not to think too deeply about it. After all, what mattered now was what had to be done next.

He rose from his seat and looked down at Pruelle with indifferent eyes.

"Alright. Tell me what I need to do from now on."

...

Yuder spotted the security forces not far away and put more strength into his wind-stepping movement.

"Yuder!"

Ever, who was standing by the open window, called his name and beckoned him.

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